# Firejail privacy rating

Firejail is a SUID sandbox program that reduces the risk of security breaches by restricting the running environment of untrusted applications using Linux namespaces and seccomp-bpf.

## Summary

Firejail scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the Linux hardening criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail
- Source code: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail
- License: GPL-2.0
- Category: [Linux hardening](https://privacyratings.com/linux-hardening/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-2.0. | https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/blob/master/COPYING |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code. | https://github.com/netblue30/firejail |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free volunteer project with no ads or data sales. | https://github.com/netblue30/firejail |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/linux-hardening/firejail/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/linux-hardening/firejail.md